hahaha. I was worried that was the case. Normally he poops when he soaks I was just starting to get worried. I’ll shush for a few days then! Thank you for dealing with my tortoise anxiety.
So I’m starting to get worried about Henry... I’ve been soaking him and feeding him properly - even got the correct light/heat set up in his home and he hasn’t pooped in like 3-4 days. Normally he would go every day or at least every other day. Today I soaked him extra long. He still wouldn’t...
AH! Okay. So I don’t need to worry about keeping his tank wet or anything? It seems like his light dries everything out so I mist it every time that I take him out to soak.
With my first Russian tortoise (had her two weeks... they shipped her injured, she got a super bad infection, Exotics vet gave her stuff and she still passed) she looked exactly like this when she died but prior to that the vet told me to soak her in warm water for 30 minutes just in case. I...
Thank you! Those helped me but I just wanted more input on if I should keep high humidity or not. I’ve read/heard multiple things with the babies so I’m super scared of doing the wrong thing for him.
Hello! I’m Steph. I live in Missouri and I recently purchased a captive bred Russian tortoise hatchling. His name is Henry and he is SUPER active compared to my last tortoise who ended up having a lot of health issues.
I apologize now because since everything happened with my first tortoise I...
Hey guys! I’m new to raising my own tortoises. I’ve help friends in the past with their own but now that I have my own hatchling I am worried I am doing something wrong.
Can anyone give me tips on how to care for a Russian tortoise baby? I constantly read things that contradict what I’ve read...